Field Notes

Short essays on classical chart pattern recognition — classroom habits, naming discipline, and market examples we return to at the Bindera table.

Throwbacks after a confirmed break

Confirmation is not the end of the lesson. Classical work expects retests — and a plan for when the retest fails.

Flags that lean the wrong way

A continuation flag should rest against the prior impulse. When the consolidation slopes with the trend, we withhold the name.

Neckline discipline on head-and-shoulders drills

How we draw necklines in class, when sloping lines are fair, and why volume on the break still matters.

When a triangle still needs another touch

Why we refuse to name a triangle after two trendline contacts — and what students practise instead.